CONTENTS. 



(All Rights reterved.) 



PA6B 



1. Deighton, Thomas. Some investigations on the electrical method 



of soil moisture determination. (With 6 Text-figures.) . 207 



2. Woodman, Herbert Ernest. The chemistry of the strength of 



wheat flour .... * 231 



3. IvANOFF, E. I. On the use of artificial insemination for zooteohnical 



purposes in Russia . ... . • -44 



4. Capstick, J. W. and Wood, T. B. The effect of change of tempera- 



ture on the basal metabolism of swine. (With 4 Text-figures.) . 257 



5. HoRTON, E. and Salmon, E. S. The fungicidal properties of certain 



spray-fluids. Ill 269 



6. Collins, S. H. and Thomas, B. The sugars and albuminoids of 



oat straw .......... 280 



7. Robinson, Gilbert Wooding. Note on the mechanical analysis of 



humus soils ......•••• 287 



8. Jones, S. 6. A bacterial disease of turnip (Brassica najtm). (With 



Plate III.) 292 



9. Robinson, Gilbert Wooding. A new method for the mechanical 



analysis of soils and other dispersions. (With 4 Text-figures.) 306 



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